Senior Payroll Administrator

Job summary

The Senior Payroll Administrator processes weekly pay cycles for over 200 union and non-union employees while ensuring regulatory compliance. The role involves managing benefit plans, filing tax documents, and supporting the Director of Payroll with system improvements.

Job details

Company DescriptionWe are S&R Group and for over 60 years we have been building communities "where friendships flourish and life is enriched". We are looking for people who, like us, believe the work we do has a positive impact on their community and that together we can continue supporting our Residents and their families.Job DescriptionPosition Summary:The Senior Payroll Administrator role reports to the Director of Payroll. This role’s primary function is to support the Director and Payroll Manager and assist with future payroll projects.Key Responsibilities Include:Processing weekly pay cycles for approximately 200+ union/non-union, hourly and salaried employees while ensuring best practices and regulatory compliance is followedLiaise with remote offices to ensure accuracy of hours, rates, overtime, time-off calculations, and statutory/public holiday paymentsSupport the accounting team by providing relevant information and analysisPreparing, reviewing and electronically submitting ROE’sEmployee Benefit Plan processesExperience Source Deductions, Union dues, RRSP, Pension Plans and benefit premiumsAssist with year-end auditsProvide Requested Information for HR department and executive teamsT4 & T4A filingRelated Filing & CorrespondenceMaintaining strict confidentiality in all aspects of positionProvide Director of Payroll recommendations for efficiencies and system improvementsOther add-hoc duties assigned by Director of payroll#SRINDQualificationsWe are looking for the following Qualifications / Experience:Required: Designation via the National Payroll Institute (PCP, CPM or other equivalent legacy designations)5+ years of experience in a payroll “specialist” role with 150+ employee processingAdvanced in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams)Prior experience with processing union payroll and in an environment where there are multiple collective agreements in placeGroup benefit management experienceStrong organizational skills and high attention to detailAbility to multitask while meeting deadlinesAdditional InformationWhile our Applicant Tracking System uses some AI-enhanced tools, every decision throughout screening, assessing, and selecting candidates is made by real people on our team. This posting is for an upcoming vacancy. Department: Head Office or Corporate Compensation: CAD 70000 - CAD 75000 - yearly

What you’ll do

The Senior Payroll Administrator processes weekly pay cycles for over 200 union and non-union employees while ensuring regulatory compliance. The role involves managing benefit plans, filing tax documents, and supporting the Director of Payroll with system improvements.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a National Payroll Institute designation (PCP, CPM, or equivalent) and have over 5 years of experience in a payroll specialist role. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and experience managing multiple collective agreements for union payroll is required.

Listed skills

• Filing · Preferred
• Microsoft · Preferred
• Compliance · Preferred
• Microsoft Excel · Preferred
• management · Preferred
• Accuracy · Preferred
• Payroll · Preferred
• Microsoft Office · Preferred
• future · Preferred
• Accounting · Preferred
• Microsoft Office Suite · Preferred
• Microsoft Outlook · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Payroll Processing
• Union Payroll
• Regulatory Compliance
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Benefit Management
• T4 Filing
• ROE Submission
• Audit Support
• Time-off Calculations
• Organizational Skills

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Human Resources
• Administrative